Portal on internet

Hi Gurus,
Can any body tell me
how to put portal on internet using External facing (EP7.0)
if any body have documents please help me
Thanks and Regards,
Kishore

Hi Kishore,
Please go through these important FAQ regarding External Facing Portal. I am sure that will vary helpful for you.
Q: What is an external-facing portal?
A: An external-facing portal is an implementation of the SAP NetWeaver Portal as a public Web site.
An external-facing portal is open to the internet, providing content to anonymous users, internal employees and business partners and enabling users to self-register in order to access additional content and to personalize the portal.
An external-facing portal uses features of the portal that provide Web-like behavior (for example, use of the browser navigation buttons) and reduce the amount of resources required to view portal pages.
Although not always appropriate for certain resource-rich applications, the external-facing portal can boost ROI by using the same platform for the company's internet and intranet implementations.
Q: What version of NetWeaver do I need to implement an external-facing portal?
A: SAP NetWeaver 04 SPS 14 or higher, or SAP NetWeaver 2004s SPS 6 or higher.
Q: Where can I find documentation about implementing an external-facing portal using SAP NetWeaver Portal?
A: The most current documentation is available on the Help Portal (help.sap.com) at:
SAP Running an IT Scenarios at a Glance NetWeaver 2004s: SAP NetWeaver Library Implementing an External-Facing Portal.Enterprise Portal
SAP NetWeaver  Portal  People Integration  SAP NetWeaver 04: SAP NetWeaver Library Implementing an External-Facing Portal.Special Topics
Q: Where can I find the limitations of implementing an external-facing portal using SAP NetWeaver Portal?
A: SAP Note 877188 and SAP Note 853509.
Q: Why shouldnt I use the external-facing portal for internal implementations?
A: It is recommended not to use this solution for internal use because some functionality that is commonly used for internal implementations is not supported.
Specifically, session management and WorkProtect mode are not supported as they require the use of the client framework JavaScript. Therefore, some standard SAP content such as Web Dynpro, SAP business packages and KM (especially collaboration) that uses these features are also not supported.
In addition, to get the full benefit of the performance improvements in an external-facing portal, the content must be light and supported by the light framework page. Content in internal implementations generally does not meet these requirements. For more information on recommended content for an external-facing portal, see the Content section.
Q: Should I use the provided light framework page for my external-facing portal implementations?
A: Your external-facing portal should use the light framework page, but we recommend that you customize or replace the out-of-the-box navigation iViews within the light framework page. You can easily do this with the Navigation and Framework tag libraries.

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hi
just check this out
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ep60sp2/helpdata/en/37/c1513c388d8f0ce10000000a11405a/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ep60sp2/helpdata/en/e9/83d5f20ea845b587be83de8554191e/plain.htm

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I'm getting the following error message when accessing Portal as administrator from the Internet:
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Explanation: There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.
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Refresh page: Search for the page again by clicking the Refresh button. The timeout may have occurred due to Internet congestion.
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Hi Claudio Roca,
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Hi,
I can think of 2 possible reasons
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Hi
1. yes , please check for host entries
2. please check with your network team and ask them about whether Port has been opened or firewall or not.
3. i was just asking about URL so that i can tell you exact Portal Port. anyways it might be
5<instance number>00 or if in any case if you are using Webdispatcher then it might be 8<instance number of webdispatcher>0 .
9 you can get the root cause of issue with Telneting the port of your Portal from your machine
Goto Command prompt of your machine
and put following command
telnet <ip of portal instance> <port of your portal>
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http://portal url:port/irj/portal.
and please also try with IP in IE
http://IP:Port/irj/portal.
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they are at
c:\windows\system32\etc\drivers\hosts
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Dishant

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If you are looking for configuration to make apache Web server configuration run via HTTPS, then this is a Wrong place to search and you can find apache configuration in apache sites.
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/EP/ConfiguringtheUseofSSLontheSAPJ2EE+Engine
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